The Fastest Mac Pro Storage Solution Available: 4x Samsung SM951 on 1 PCIe card for 2TBs of 5,700MB/s read & write speeds
2TBs of Samsung SM951 flash storage in a RAID 0 formation for 5.7GB/s read & write speeds
To kick off our new video series we’re super excited to bring you the fastest ever Mac Pro storage solution. By combining 4x 512GB Samsung SM951 flash storage blades on a single PCIe 2.0 x16 card in a RAID 0 formation we present a total of 2TBs flash storage with incredible read & write speeds of 5,700MB/s.
Of course, a single 512GB Samsung SM951 flash storage blade has read & write speeds of 1,500MB/s, already blistering quick. But this thing just takes performance to a whole new level. 5,700MB/s is more than 10x faster than a 2.5″ SSD and nearly 6x faster than the flash storage featured on the Mac Pro 6,1.
This sort of storage speed will supercharge the workflow of any professional user, super quick boot times, apps will launch faster than ever, basically anything stored on this drive will perform at it’s absolute best.
If you’re a user of apps like Pro Tools, Logic, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe CC Suite, REDCINE-X, Final Cut Pro X, or just about any other pro app out there. This is the ultimate storage upgrade for the Mac Pro.
Oh, and it’s fully bootable.
Check the video below for more information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiA-Axf-zSE
Stay tuned for more videos & tests with this awesome bit of Mac Pro storage kit.
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Where can I get this?!
Hi Doug,
You can find it on our eBay shop here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2TB-Samsung-SM951-PCIe-2-0-x16-card-for-Mac-Pro-5-700MB-s-read-write-RAID-0-/181942239511?
It will also soon be available on the website.
Hope that helps,
Tom
What brand of PCIe card is this?
Hi Jim,
It’s an Amfeltec card.
Tom
Hi,
I have an upgraded Mac Pro 4.1 to a 5.1.
There is a Pro Tools HDX card in it and a Universal Audio 2 Octo card. I only have 1 PCI 4x slot free.
Now 2TB is ridiculous for my audio apps. 1TB would be more than sufficient,
Can that be arranged?
Hi Lawrence,
Yes will also offer a 1TB model, you can see it here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1TB-Samsung-SM951-PCIe-2-0-x16-card-for-Mac-Pro-5-700MB-s-read-write-RAID-0-/151938348095?hash=item23603b343f
If you need any extra info, feel free to email me on tom@create.pro
Tom
Does this card have trim support?
Hi Andy,
Trim can be enabled using Disk Sensei, either way, the pure speed of this drive far outweighs the benefit of TRIM on it’s closest TRIM enabled competitor (1,000MB/s vs 5,700MB/s).
Hope that helps,
Tom
TRIM can be enabled on third-party drives in El Capitan. After backing up data, launch Terminal from /Applications/Utilities/ and enter the following command string:
sudo trimforce enable
So, can i make this card to be my Systemdrive containing my NLE software?
You sure can 🙂
Hi Tom,
Please let me know which version of SM951 you are using for the card? It is AHCI or Nvme? And how to distingush AHCI and NVMe when purchase online? Is there any sign, symbol on the label for that ?
Thank you
Hi Hans,
We use the AHCI version, I believe this is the only version available. The NVME Samsung drive is named the 950 Pro.
Hope that helps.
Tom
is it shows a “external storage”? My SM951 connected via a pcie adapter is not a “internal storage” now
Hi,
Yes, all storage that is connected via PCIe shows as external, but this is normal in OS X 🙂
Hope that helps.
Tom